A very productive week . Mat’s been busy a busy boy with printing, sponsorship and tweaking this website while we’ve had a lengthy but productive get together to review the route and confirm the overnight stops.
Top sponsor so far (run by top bloke Simon Cheshire) is Howdo Research, who have single-handedly helped us cover 50% of the food and accommodation budget with a perfectly timed cheque. Go to www.howdoresearch.com to see what a charmed list of clients Howdo Research works for.
In the meantime we have set up a bank account with the very helpful and slightly bemused Maxine at Lloyds TSB in Godalming. She’s great. If you want to set up a free account with internet access and a £250 overdraft, then choose Maxine’s Lloyds Classic. But be quick, she moves back to the Odiham branch soon.
We also met up with the boss at Beyond Mountain Bikes and got a head full of excellent advice on training, navigation and equipment. She really came up trumps on some Beyond Mountain Bikes cycling tops which we will wear with pride at every photo opportunity. See www.beyondmountainbikes.comor join up and take part in the Bike club’s rides, even in the current freezing weather.
So, the route. Looking back over the original schedule, we had somehow crammed 962 miles into 9 days. Even we realised this was overly optimistic. So we painstakingly went through the route and daily mileages and changed everything to a 10 day schedule – it took till 1 am in the morning. The list of places is now on the Our Route page of website. If you live along the route or nearby, let us know if you’ll be waving us on or cycling with us – the more the merrier!
I’ve collected my Ebay bike! Not sure whether it will be a training bike or whether it is THE bike. Whatever the choice it’s a fabulously light Specialized Sirrus needing a bit of TLC and a new tyres before it hits the road. With a 45 mile ride planned for Sunday morning, I hope it’s a runner. Good old Ebay.
Top sponsor so far (run by top bloke Simon Cheshire) is Howdo Research, who have single-handedly helped us cover 50% of the food and accommodation budget with a perfectly timed cheque. Go to www.howdoresearch.com to see what a charmed list of clients Howdo Research works for.
In the meantime we have set up a bank account with the very helpful and slightly bemused Maxine at Lloyds TSB in Godalming. She’s great. If you want to set up a free account with internet access and a £250 overdraft, then choose Maxine’s Lloyds Classic. But be quick, she moves back to the Odiham branch soon.
We also met up with the boss at Beyond Mountain Bikes and got a head full of excellent advice on training, navigation and equipment. She really came up trumps on some Beyond Mountain Bikes cycling tops which we will wear with pride at every photo opportunity. See www.beyondmountainbikes.comor join up and take part in the Bike club’s rides, even in the current freezing weather.
So, the route. Looking back over the original schedule, we had somehow crammed 962 miles into 9 days. Even we realised this was overly optimistic. So we painstakingly went through the route and daily mileages and changed everything to a 10 day schedule – it took till 1 am in the morning. The list of places is now on the Our Route page of website. If you live along the route or nearby, let us know if you’ll be waving us on or cycling with us – the more the merrier!
I’ve collected my Ebay bike! Not sure whether it will be a training bike or whether it is THE bike. Whatever the choice it’s a fabulously light Specialized Sirrus needing a bit of TLC and a new tyres before it hits the road. With a 45 mile ride planned for Sunday morning, I hope it’s a runner. Good old Ebay.
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